Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 53 yds |
| Total | 10 | 100 | 10.0 | 0 | 17 |
#4
Arhmad Branch
Redshirt junior wide receiver for South Florida. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Festus, MO · Festus HS
Transferred Purdue → South Florida for 2026
The numbers
100
receiving yards · 2026
10 catches · 10 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 53 yds, at Army
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for South Florida. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2023.
- Transferred from Purdue to South Florida in 2026.
Arhmad Branch
Beats you over the top. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Ryan Walters, Barry Odom and Brian Hartline. The receipt: 53 rec yds, 5 receptions against Army — Week 2, 2026.
100 REC YDS · 10 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Purdue3-star out of Festus
20257 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023–2024
South Florida
2025era →
Kevin Patrick
South Florida
2026era →
Brian Hartline
South Florida
Played under 3 different head coaches: Alex Golesh, Kevin Patrick, and Brian Hartline. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Florida
2025Purdue
2026South Florida
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Purdue4-8HC: Ryan Walters · Run-leaning
2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
2026South Florida2-0HC: Brian Hartline · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.0 REC/g, 50.0 YDS/g, 10.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 10 | 100 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Purdue | 14 | 212 | 15.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Purdue | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Purdue | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 25 | 319 | 12.8 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Purdue | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Purdue | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Purdue | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
at Army
5 rec · 53 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With M. Van Buren Jr. — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.3 · 45 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD · L. Goater — 42 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Army · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.84(00:55) Shotgun #3 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short left to #4 A.Branch caught at Army42, for 10 yards to the Army42 (#15 Z.Tallman), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Army · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +2.51(11:34) Shotgun #3 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short middle to #4 A.Branch caught at USF35, for 15 yards to the USF46 (#3 S.Nnadozie), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Florida International · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.29Shotgun #3 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short middle to #4 A.Branch caught at FIU49, for 9 yards to the FIU49 (#8 R.Gadson; #90 A.Cunningham), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Florida International · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +1.10Shotgun #3 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short right to #4 A.Branch caught at FIU24, for 7 yards to the FIU24 (#7 J.Celestine), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Army · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.63(09:48) Shotgun #3 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short right to #4 A.Branch caught at Army32, for 17 yards to the Army26 (#7 J.Mayes), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Florida International · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.40Shotgun #3 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short right to #4 A.Branch caught at FIU35, for 11 yards to the FIU29 (#2 D.Boykins; #0 D.Floyd), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Florida International · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.25Shotgun #3 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short right to #4 A.Branch caught at USF39, for 6 yards to the USF41 (#2 D.Boykins)
- Week 2 · Army · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.11(05:21) Shotgun #3 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short left to #4 A.Branch caught at USF39, for 5 yards to the USF39 (#6 J.Porter)
- Week 2 · Army · 3&11 · Q3 · EPA +0.05(04:11) Shotgun #3 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short middle to #4 A.Branch caught at USF22, for 6 yards to the USF25 (#6 J.Porter)
- Week 1 · Florida International · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA +0.01Shotgun #3 M.Van Buren Jr. pass complete short right to #4 A.Branch caught at FIU31, for 14 yards to the FIU27 (#6 L.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dawson Pough’s 2025 season.
Matches Dawson on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Differs from Dawson on
TD rate (higher)
Class year (higher)
Yards / reception (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Quin Smith's junior season at Air Force (2025).
Matches Quin on
Height
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Quin on
Class year (lower)
TD rate (lower)
Yards / reception (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Arhmad Branch
Background
A transfer wide receiver who joined the Bulls in January of 2026 after three seasons at Purdue in which he played in 15 games and tallied 14 receptions for 212 yards and two touchdowns. 2025 (PURDUE): Played in nine games and started four…caught 14 passes for 212 yards (15.1 ypc) and two touchdow...
The receiver room · South Florida
- #18Kenny Odom582 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Mudia Reuben495 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Armani Winfield276 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Arhmad Branch212 receiving yards · 2025
- Cameron Seldon165 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · South Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology